Andrew Bergman Award in Creative Writing (2015-2016)

The English Department, along with Harpur College of Arts and Sciences,congratulates the winners of the 2015-2016 Andrew Bergman Award in Creative Writing.

1st Place Tamar Ashdot

2nd Place Tommy Stella

3rd Place Stephanie Cobb

Made possible through the generosity of Dr. Andrew Bergman '65, the Andrew Bergman
Award in Creative Writing is presented to a Harpur College student who excels in creative writing. Award recipients are selected based on the results
of a writing competition, which is stewarded by the Creative Writing Program, Harpur
College Dean's Office and the Binghamton University Foundation.

Recipients are awarded:

1st Place $1,500

2nd Place $750

3rd Place $250

The competition is open to all current Harpur College undergraduate students with
a GPA of 3.2 or higher.

Submission of creative work is limited to one of the following:

scene from a short story (7-10 pages)

poems (no more than 5 pages)

scene from a screenplay (7-10 pages)

creative essay (7-10 pages)

Andrew Bergman earned his bachelors degree in History with honors from Harpur College
in 1965, and earned his master's and Ph.D. in American History from the University
of Wisconsin. Dr. Bergman was an honorary degree recipient and keynote speaker at
the 1994 Commencement ceremony at Binghamton University.

Dr. Bergman is best known for his screenplays for such films as Blazing Saddles (1974),
Fletch (1985), and Soapdish (1991). His directing credits include The Freshman (1990)
and Honeymoon in Vegas (1992). He is the author of several books including Sleepless
Nights (1994).

Entries must be submitted to the English Department Office

Undergraduate Secretary (LN 1149) by December 5, 2014.

Attach to the top of each submission a cover sheet with the student's name and B number.
The student's name should not appear on their creative work. Please keep a copy of
your original submission. Papers will not be returned.

A panel of Harpur College faculty will review all submissions and will select a winner
by March 13, 2015.

If you have any questions regarding this competition, please contact Colleen Burke,
Assistant to the Chair, Department of English, General Literature and Rhetoric, at
X7-2417.